Master of Science in Information Technology

Nova Southeastern University's Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) is a 36 credit-hour program offered by their Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences. It focuses on meeting the needs of users within an organizational and societal context through the selection, creation, application, integration and administration of computing technologies and resources. This degree offers five concentration options: Software Development, Information System Security, Educational Technology, Information Security Management and Information Technology Management. Each concentration includes a set of seven or eight core courses and four or five electives. All courses carry three credit hours. The program includes topics such as computer languages, database systems, human-computer interaction, system analysis and design, data networks, telecommunications, information security, computer graphics, software engineering, project management, decision making, client-server and distributed computing, electronic commerce, and multimedia. Graduates will have a broad technical understanding of current and emerging technologies in the IT field and the application of those technologies.